HICKORY REGION 5 HORNETS
2018 RECORD 2-7 OVERALL, 0-4 REGION 5 HOME FIELD: HORNET STADIUM
OUTLOOK C OAC H
BILL DUNGEE 1ST SEASON PLAYERS TO WATCH
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STOOTS SR•RB/LB
Hickory had a rare down season in 2018 and will be under new leadership as Bill Dungee takes over as the head coach. Dungee coached with Jarrett Samuels at Farrell and with Jim Wildman at Sharon before applying at Hickory. The Hornets won just two games last year and missed the District 10 playoffs. Hickory had a quarterback change during the 2018 season that could pay off this fall. Michael Henwood threw for 592 yards and five touchdowns on 44-of-96 passing as a sophomore. He is a top returning player for the Hornets after leading the team in rushing with 197 yards and one touchdown. The Hornets have several weapons for Henwood to utilize, including Hunter Stoots, Kam Fisher and Braelin Stewart at running back, Julian Burns and Nate Richards at wide receiver and Rocco Iacino at tight end. The offense also has Dalton Beatty back on the line, but rebuilding the rest of the offensive line was a big priority in camp. The Hickory defense has five starters back and several players to fill in some holes. Stoots and Iacino are back to lead the linebackers, with Henwood, Fisher, Richards, Stewart and Burns in the secondary and Beatty on the line. Kuldera Delgros led Hickory with 128 tackles but is gone to graduation, while Iacino had 72 and Stoots had 70. The Hornets could receive contributions from new and younger players, including sophomores Ramarion Whitehead, Jackson Pryts, Clay Wiesen, Joey Fazzone, Sammy Mancino, Nick Maule and junior Matty Cannone. Hickory has depth at the skill positions, including state track and field medalists. The biggest priority for Dungee will be to rebuild the offensive and defensive lines. If the Hornets can open some holes and buy into Dungee’s system, they could return to contender status this fall.
2018 RESULTS REGULAR SEASON
Sharpsville at Sharon* at Mercyhurst Prep Conneaut* Greenville at Grove City* Westinghouse at Slippery Rock* at Wilmington *Region 5 game
2018 LEADERS
PASSING
Michael Henwood Hayden Gallagher
Braelin Stewart
Nathan Richards
2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 23 at Sharpsville Aug. 30 Sharon* Sept. 6 Mercyhurst Prep Sept. 13 at Conneaut* Sept. 20 at Greenville Sept. 27 Grove City* Oct. 4 at Westinghouse Oct. 11 Slippery Rock* Oct. 18 Wilmington Oct. 25 Bye *Region 5 game
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
No. 2 3 4 7 8 9 16 17 18 21 22 24 27 32
Com. Att. Yds. TD Int 44 96 592 5 4 28 75 352 1 5
RUSHING
Michael Henwood Kam Fisher Hunter Stoots Hayden Gallagher Kuldera Delgros RECEIVING
Michael Filardi Asher Patton Nathan Richards Hunter Stoots Kyle McDonough SCORING
Michael Henwood
a-Sam Scarton Michael Filardi Hayden Gallagher Kuldera Delgros Michael Henwood Hunter Stoots a-includes seven field goals Returnees in bold
Julian Burns
L, 6-17 L, 24-27 L, 7-28 L, 10-26 W, 35-13 L, 14-35 W, 23-22 L, 17-28 L, 0-42
Att. 56 36 33 70 27
Yds. 197 193 117 94 92
Avg. 3.5 5.4 3.5 1.3 3.4
TD 1 0 1 1 2
Rec. 27 13 8 6 5
Yds. 439 112 69 66 96
Avg. 16.3 8.6 8.6 11.0 19.2
TD 3 1 0 0 0
TD PAT 2-pt Total 0 15 0 36 5 0 0 30 3 0 0 18 2 0 0 12 2 0 0 12 2 0 0 12
2018 UNDERCLASSMEN
Name Pos. Matthew Cannone WR/DB Ramarion Whitehead WR/DB Braelin Stewart RB/WR/DB Kameron Fisher RB/WR/DB Jackson Pryts WR/DL/LB Matthew Harris WR/DB Michael Henwood QB/WR/DB Preston Henshaw QB/DB Zachary Shipton WR/DB Nathan Richards WR/DB Julian Burns WR/DB Anthony Legg RB/LB Tacoma Pumphrey RB/LB Jordan Fors WR/DB
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr.
Ht. 5-9 6-1 5-7 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-1 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-8 5-8 5-7 5-7
Wt. 150 145 150 173 180 150 155 135 165 150 145 165 160 140
No. 34 50 52 54 55 57 63 68 72 76 77 85
Name Hunter Stoots Hunter Dunham Rocco Iacino Michael Trinchese Sammy Mancino Cole Myers Nicholas Maule DeAmonte Jackson Collin Richards Austin Airgood Demari Talbert Dalton Beatty
Pos. RB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL WR/DE
Yr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So.
Ht. 5-11 5-5 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-5 5-5 6-3 6-1
Wt. 190 185 215 180 212 200 275 266 165 160 303 170
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